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Think about it - if someone liked you enough to go out with you for a while and continue a relationship for more than a few dates, there was something there. There can be a variety of different reasons why he or she broke the relationship. In most cases, one person is moving along too quickly for the other person. In other words, you are not both on the same track.

Adelaide Hills, Australien, 1959: Nahe ihrem Landsitz feiert eine Familie Heiligabend mit einem Picknick am Fluss. Wenig später findet ein vorbeikommender Händler die Familie tot auf. Die Polizei beginnt zu ermitteln, doch der Fall bleibt ein Mysterium. Sechzig Jahre später wird die Journalistin Jess aus England zurück nach Australien an das Sterbebett ihrer Großmutter gerufen.

Gerade hat sich Sonya MacTavish von ihrem untreuen Verlobten getrennt und ihren Job gekündigt, da steht plötzlich ein Anwalt vor ihrer Tür, der ihr von einem unbekannten Onkel erzählt. Dieser habe ihr ein majestätisches Herrenhaus an der Küste von Maine vermacht. Als Sonya ihr ominöses Erbe besichtigt, verliebt sie sich sofort in das verwunschene Anwesen, das eine düstere Geschichte verbirgt. In dieser entdeckt Sonya das jahrzehntealte Rätsel, das stets die Frauen in ihrer Familie beschäftigte und bis heute nicht gelöst ist.

Jacquelyn Liveon is a small time detective who loves her job, but hates attention. When she steps in front of heartthrob silver screen actor, Ryan Palmer, to stop a gunman, she finds herself dangling in to the public spotlight. Ryan can't believe a woman would save him and not want more from his glamorous life. Could the words "I Fear No Evil" that are printed on her shirt be more correct than he thought? When Jacquelyn goes undercover, she gets submerged into a world she never wanted to understand. How does she deal with the threats against Ryan?

She's a no-holds-barred, kick-butt, don't-cover-the-ugly-parts archaeologist. History wants to teach her a lesson. The journey begins with a backpack and lip gloss. Caitlin Benoit finds her blood quickened by a new, intriguing site. An initial exploration leads to the discovery of a mysterious river rock with peculiar etchings. Puzzled, she breaks all the rules to examine the stone closer. When she brushes away the dirt, 2017 folds away to leave Caitlin standing in pre-Civil War Charleston.

Many people died when the end times came. Those who survived did so by building bubbles - protective domes that protected them from the radioactive ash beyond. Keeping one running takes a village. It's for this reason that everyone has their role to play. Except the Elders. Their only job is to remind the ones born after the End that life is about more than mere survival.

München, 1902: Gegen alle Widerstände will die junge Gabriele Münter, genannt Ella, Malerin werden. Sie nimmt Unterricht bei Wassily Kandinsky und verliebt sich in ihn, sie wird seine Muse ebenso wie seine Gefährtin auf der Suche nach neuen Ausdrucksformen. Doch während Kandinsky schon bald als Meister der Abstraktion und Begründer des Blauen Reiters zu Weltruhm gelangt, ringt Ella zeitlebens mit ihrer Rolle als Frau in der Kunst.

Manchmal muss man sich verlaufen, um anzukommen. Der neue große Liebesroman von Bestseller-Autor David Nicholls! Marnie steckt fest. Sie arbeitet allein in ihrer Londoner Wohnung, kämpft mit den langen Nachmittagen und einem Leben, das zunehmend an ihr vorbeizuziehen scheint. Michael ist dabei, sich zu verlieren. Er leidet unter der Trennung von seiner Frau, zieht sich immer mehr zurück und unternimmt lange, einsame Spaziergänge im Moor.

Annie Freckle is doing her best to be a productive and efficient worker among workers while living her life as a recovering alcoholic. Working as a barista in a busy downtown cafe, and as an accounting clerk for a quirky bookstore owner, Annie has her fair share of diverse characters that circle her wagon of life. It isn't until she signs up with Guardian Services—a monthly membership of fairy godmothers—that Annie's white bread life begins to take off in an adventure of self-examination and the pursuit of happiness.

The harrowing tale of a Palestinian boy who grew up under Israeli oppression. His parents murdered by Israeli terrorism. He was alone, orphaned, and homeless until the Mujahideen found him and molded him into a weapon for his people and gave him the means to exact his revenge against Israel.

Caitlin Benoit assumed the next destination would be her time, her world. Instead, the stone thrusts her further into the past and onto a different continent. Now in 1831 England, she's discovered by William, the Duke of Lancaster. By sheer luck, he's willing to allow her into his manor. While she fights to gain a footing in this new time, Caitlin discovers the stone also ripped John from Charleston.

London 1936. Die Abschlussprüfungen am Nightingale Hospital stehen unmittelbar bevor, doch Helen, Millie und Dora plagen ganz andere Sorgen. Während Helen hin- und hergerissen ist zwischen den Erwartungen ihrer Mutter und ihrer Liebe zu Charlie, steckt Millie bis über beide Ohren in den Vorbereitungen für ihre Hochzeit, bis ein Ereignis sie plötzlich an ihrer Entscheidung zweifeln lässt. Derweil muss Dora mit ansehen, wie ihr geliebter Nick ihre beste Freundin Ruby heiratet. Doch Ruby hütet ein Geheimnis.

Single mother Alison Aronov-Lockewood has just found herself face-to-face with a ghost. A living, breathing, ghost - of her lost wife, Sasha, and mother to her daughter Lidi. After she manages to get her anxiety under control, she realizes that this apparent apparition is a wonderful woman, a woman of wit and charm, a woman who cares about being an advocate of the children, just as she has become a representative in the legal system of children in honor of Sasha’s death in the line of duty as a social worker.

Aly Lockewood, 24, never having told anyone that she is a lesbian, meets Sasha Aronov, 31, who has been out since Junior High school, in a clothing store, both wanting to buy the same plaid skirt. Alison breaks the ice in a most bizarre way, completely taking Sasha off-guard. Meeting over coffee, Sasha won’t admit her instant feelings, saying she isn’t in a relationship and isn’t looking for one, yet offers to mentor and support Aly.

Sarah Jane has no career aspirations; all she wants is to leave school, work as a cashier at Woolworths, and get married. Then everything changes and she finds herself wearing a fluorescent pink uniform and studying to get into nursing school. What inspired this surprising change of direction? What happens when she leaves home to live in a garrison town with a housemate who is a party animal? The big question being, is she really cut out to be a nurse?

Understanding the complexities of the introvert's mind is essential to interacting with this personality type. Although there are marked differences between extroverts and introverts, both have advantages and disadvantages. However, you'd be surprised to know that many of the greatest inventors and personalities in history have been introverts. Read more to find out more about this fascinating personality type.

When Ed finds himself sleeping in the spare room he realises he might have to rediscover exactly what love is. But coming up with the correct definition proves harder than he first imagines. Starring Paul Ritter, Tessa Peake-Jones, Aurelie Ambland, Jonathan Forbes, Peter Polycarpou, and Jane Whittenshaw. Directed by Sally Avens.

Katie Byrne is 9 years old when Liverpool and her world are blown apart. With one suitcase and their gas masks in hand, Katie, Ma, and her little sister, Mary-Ann, leave their city life behind and begin a new life in the only lodging they can find: a neglected gypsy caravan in a farmer's field.

Paris, 1958. Die junge Romy Schneider begehrt auf: Statt sich auf das süße "Sissi"-Image festlegen zu lassen, zieht sie nach Frankreich - zu ihrem Geliebten Alain Delon. Die deutsche Öffentlichkeit ist entsetzt, doch Romy genießt Paris in vollen Zügen. Bald spricht sie fast akzentfrei Französisch, aber die Rollenangebote bleiben aus. Dann begegnet sie Coco Chanel, und schnell verbindet die beiden ungleichen Frauen eine intensive Freundschaft.

London, 1917. Anna ist überglücklich, als ihr geliebter Edward von der Front zurückkehrt. Während die beiden eifrig Hochzeitspläne schmieden, muss ihre Freundin Grace sich gegen ihre Eltern behaupten. Die Pflege verwundeter Soldaten ist nicht das, was diese sich als Zukunft für ihre Tochter wünschen. Dulcie indessen scheint ihr Glück gefunden zu haben, als eine unverhoffte Begegnung sie erkennen lässt: Manchmal begegnet einem die Liebe genau da, wo man sie am wenigstens erwartet.